Rhodes College-bound Kendall Cunningham (left) and future Florida Gator Olivia Cole (right) were honored during senior night festivities at Fannon Field Monday. While the Cardinals will miss these two mainstays of their success next season, the good news is they are the only two graduating seniors on the talent-laden team.
The Cardinals defeated WCAC foe Bishop O’Connell 17-4 at Fannon Field during Senior Night on Monday, April 28. Ireton put the game away early with a dominant 12-2 halftime lead. Rhodes College-bound senior attacker Kendall Cunningham and University of Florida-bound senior goalie Olivia Cole played their final regular-season lacrosse game at Bishop Ireton.
Leading the team, Cunningham got five goals and Cole came up with four saves and one assist. Kelly Larkin had four goals-three assists; Kelly Mathews got three goals-one assist; Kaitlin Luzik notched two goals-two assists; and Natalie Irwin, Christine Macey, and Ann Johnson had one goal each.
Tuesday night Ireton dominated another diocesan opponent Paul VI 17-6 at Fannon Field. The game was originally scheduled for Fairfax but was moved due to heavy rain making Panther Field unplayable. The Cardinals got out to a quick 7-0 lead and led 10-3 at halftime.
Larkin led the team with four goals-five assists; Mathews had three goals-two assists; Cunningham got three goals; Kayla Duperrouzel notched two goals; Luzik had one goal-one assist; Kayla Marshall notched two assists; Katie Ryan, Claire Heaney, and Grace Fletcher got one goal each; and Macey had one assist. Goalie sisters Olivia Cole had nine saves and Amelia Cole got one save.
Bishop Ireton faces the defending Delaware state champion Cape Henlopen High School Vikings in Lewes, Delaware, for the Cardinals’ final regular-season game.
News and Notes:
So far this season 21 different BI players have scored goals and 13 different players have notched assists.
Ireton is 7-1 in the WCAC and 13-4 overall.
Washington Post’s May 1st girls lacrosse polls moved the Cardinals to #2 behind St Stephens/St Agnes School.
The WCAC playoffs start next week with a first-round playoff game at Bishop Ireton on Tuesday, May 6. The 7th seeded Panthers of Paul VI will again trek to Alexandria, the second time in 8 days, to challenge number 2 seeded Cardinals. If the Cardinals win, they would host another playoff game on Thursday, May 8. The WCAC girls’ lacrosse championship game is Monday, May 12, at the University of Maryland’s Ludwig Field.
The Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association’s Division I playoffs are slated to open on Tuesday, May 13th. Currently, Coach Rick Sofield’s squad is ranked second in the state behind neighboring St. Stephens. If the current polling remains the same, Ireton would host #7 Norfolk Academy on Fannon Field. The state semifinals and finals will be held at the Collegiate School in Richmond. Admission to state playoff games is $5.
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